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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14
McINDOES FALLS.
Accident.

Frank Hubbard while at work with
his father on Monroe mountain getting
out pick poles for the lumber company
cut his foot very badly near the ankle
joint, severing several cords and arte-
ries. They have cabin about two
miles from home where one stays
one night and the other the next.
This night it was the fathers turn to
go home. Soon after he had gone
Frank was cutting his nights supply
of wood when the axe glanced with the
above result. With great presence of
mind he corded his leg, and with an
ordinary draw shave cut his felt boot
from his foot and bound the wound
with handkerchief covering it all with
a meal bag. Then getting onto an old
schooner which they used to draw the
poles from the woods he slid down the
hill half mile; tugged the schooner
up another steep pitch and took anOth-
er ride toward home in the same man
ner, where he arrived in about two
hours from the time he received the
injury.
Farlow Vandyke broke his shoulder
here yesterday.
made hereabOuts.
Mrs. Geo. Bliss of Lyme, N. H., has
been visiting ut DR.. Clark's.
DIR. Clark begins a short course OF
lectures at the academy this week.
Matte Gibson and Hattie Patrick
have gone to Lowell to work in mill
Billie Davis while at work for John
Dixon cut cash inches long in his
right foot.
Ora Bishop and wife are spending a
few days at Ely with Mrs. Bishops
sister, Mrs. Cobleigh.
w. HI. Gilchrist has been spending
his leisure time this spring in making
"a good supply of bee hives.
Water is SO high below the falls that
the Monroe mills have had to shut
down as they cannot start wheel.
The lumber company are anxiously
waiting for the ice to break up below
the falls so that they can start the big
mill.
Rev. Langford, who has preached at
Monroe for the last year, has moved
his family from Littleton, N. H., to the
house recently Occupied by Henry
Hyndmen ut Monroe.
Mrs. Converse, sister of old Mr..
HOsfOrd, who has kept house for him
at Monroe, died very suddenly of pa
ralysis OH Thursday of last week. She
was buried at Lyme, N. H., last Satur-
day.
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as the choicest unimproved spot upon
the estates of Baldwin, Rose or De
Barth Shorb, land capable of produc-
ing grains, nuts, vegetables, wine or
oil in rivalry with the best acres of the
most favored southern localities, for
one-fiftieth the price asked by Mr..
Baldwin for his land.
We are not endeavoring to allay the
boom in Southern California, but we
are intending to so write that the
poorer classes of immigrants who ex-
pect to cultivate the soil for living
may not be taken in and done for by a
speculative fever as absurd and unac-
cOuntable as it is dangerous and crimi-
nal. California does not especially
not afford to obtain them through
truthful representations.
1t is q serious matter for any family
to emigrate to new state, to break
up old ties and associations and form
new ones. If the rich mau makes such
a mistake he can correct it; but If a
poor man with large family makes
it, it is to him serious and ft-times
irreparable calamity. California wants
uO VISA pOIHICu iiiiuii IdtiOH, anu Jul
advice to the intending land buyer
would be not to purchase a single acre
till he had been in the country a
twelve month till he had personally
visited all parts of the state. Let him
see the hills and valleys when they are
rObed in their rich mantle of green,
and then when they lie scar and brown
under the clOudless skies and parching
sun let him see the streams when in
full banks from the winters rain, and
again when they are dry and the hot
gravel lies along their waterless beds !;
let him inquire of the labOring farm
hand, who has no broad acres for sale
not of the land seller or the real -es-
tate agent. Let him then judge for
himself, and if he is fooled Gas fooled
he will not be,) he will only have him
self and not the country to curse.
Hoping that our subscribers in the
southern country who have land for
sale, and are interested in this boom,
will not stop our paper for the utter
ance of these unpalatable and truthful
suggestions, we nevertheless venture
to write and warn the stranger seeking
the hospitality of our shores that city
lots on the dry and barren mesas seven
and half miles from the city of Los
Angeles are of only prospective value,
and, remembering the divine injunc-
ton that man cannot live by bread
alone, to believe us when we assure
them that pOme granates. olives,
oranges, poetry, imagination, and tic-
ton will be found even less reliable as
il permanent diet, or as the foundation
for the building up of great, prosper
Gus and healthful community.
The above are sober, honest words.
Let the Eastern emigrant ponder them
carefully. California is a wonderful,
magnificent state; but her broadcast
valleys and highest mountains shrink
into insigniicance in comparison with
some colossal liars here who have land
to sell. G. M. STONE.
San Jose, April l.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14
EAST HARDWICK.

Rev. Mr.. Tucker of Stowe was in
town Sunday.
I'll. Stevens and l.. johnson have
purchased the Stanton farm.
Rev. E. E. Rogers was incapacitated
for preaching Sunday by rheumatism.
Rev. Mr.. Green's wife who is still in
Rhode Island, is i'll and it is feared the
Baptists will lose their pastor.
Loomis Bailey, former resident,
now of Cambridge, Mass, has been in
town at the stock farm awhile.
Will Kinney is home from Dart
mouth for short time also Josie Good
rich from st. JOhnsbury academy.
The remains of Elizabeth Stevens,
who died at BrattlebOro, were inferred
i'm Sanborn cemetery April 9. She was
the only child of the late Samuel Stew
ems of Stannard.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14

500, 900 feet of lumber from East Hav-
en- to Halls mills.
Harry Colby, fireman, had a leg
badly jammed one day last week while
helping the freight men load some
heavy goods at this station.
Napoleon MORN is the happiest man
in town. His fourteenth child is a
girl, born April z. His first thirteen
children were all boys and only two
of them are alive.
N. L. Parker has sold his job team
business and part of his teams to
parties from out of town. Mr.. Parker
has contracted to draw a large amount
of lumber from East Burke to Halls
mills.
Miss Susie Hume will teach the pri-
mary school the coming term. She is
one of our most successful teachers
and the district shows wisdom in re-
tanning her in the school where she
has taught so long and faithfully.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14
VERMONT NEWS.
Earthquake at Burlington.

Earthquake at burlington
About 2:30 Sunday afternoon there
We're two distinct shocks of earthquake
at Burlington. The first was light,
but the second was SO heavy that many
supposed a terrific explosion had Oc-
Cured in the vicinity. Doors and
windows ratified, and many residents
were so terrified that they ran into the
street.
Where The Money Was Hid.
The mystery connected with the dis
appearance of $4,000 in money and
bonds from A. G.. WhittemOre's Office
at Burlington, some time since was
solved Saturday 10y the confession of
Mrs. Eumice Walch, who was arrested
Oh charge of committing the theft.
Money amounting to 800 was found
on her person but in spite of week s
search 10y officers the tin cash box and
5 Ill 900 in stocks and bonds could not
be found. 1t having been learned that
Mrs. Walch was morphine victim,
the drug was taken away from her and
she acted like raving maniac. The
city physician ordered the drug res
tOred to her, and when it had taken
effect she agreed to tell where the box
was on being assured that she would
not be prosecuted. Following her di-
rectiOns IL lawyer found the box and
papers concealed under the doorsteps
of a house on King street, not a block
away from the city hall. She is not
considered responsible, and will prob
ably be taken to the ASYLUM.
Nathaniel Fairbanks, So, Spring
field farmer, cut his throat there
Wednesday night. No cause for the
act is known.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14
WEST BURKE.

Nellie Warren has gone to Spring
field to visit her sister.
The select school taught by G.. C.
Jameson closes Friday.
Gilbert and Lizzie Doyle are spend
ing few days at home.
Geo. Powers and wife, who have
been spending the winter with their
grandchildren at Lyndonville, have re-
turned to their farm.
Mrs. Edo Gaskill has returned home
She has been stopping the past few
months in YOnkers, N. Y, for medical
treatment and returns with her health
much improved.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14
RYEGATE.

Most of our farmers who have sugar
orchards are struggling to get taste
of maple sugar.
Some of our dairymen experienced a
little difficulty in getting their butter
to market on Monday last, owing to
the rapid softening of the snow.
Anna and Willie Nelson, who have
been attending school at Mortified,
Mass, were home last week on a short
vacation. They return this week.
We are glad to know that our friend
and neighbor Phineas l.. Sargent has
been granted II pension. The amount
of back pay if any, and the amount
per month, we have been unable to
learn.
The animal report of the Ryegatc
Granite works is out, and to any one
but u stakeholder is rather amusing.
The report shows loss of about &c.,
600. Thus the capital stock of $50, 900
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14

John I'll. Moore, who has been SO ex-
tensively known throughout the county
as auctioneer, died on Monday even
ing, Apr. IIth, aged 80 years. He had
been a resident of Barnet since he was
quite a young man. The funeral of
Mr.. Moore was attended by Rev. Mr..
Drew of McIndoes. Mr.. and Mrs. S.
C. Harvey of Cambridgeport, Mass, E.
j. Moore of N. Y. city, Alfred Moore
and Mrs. Jerome Savage of Boston
came on to attend the funeral of their
father
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14
RASSUMPSIC.

j. P. Foster lost valuable horse
last Saturday.
Curtis Hall and Arthur Peck started
for California last Monday.
Special attention is called to Mrs. E
E. Woods advertisement in another
column.
The ladies of the Baptist society
give a sugar party at the hall Tuesday
night. Proceeds to be applied for the
benefit of the church.
Allen Dexter, A. P. Hawley and
Frank Little went to Newport last
Monday where they are to work for
the railroad company for short time.
Easter Sunday was observed by the
Sabbath school on Sunday evening,
the church being decorated with flow
ers and the school gave an entertain
ment consisting of recitatiOns, reading
and singing.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14

Crescent lodge F. and A. NJ. of Lyn-
dOnville have a public installation
Monday evening with an address by
r. W., Rev. f. S. Fisher Oh "Christian-
ity and Masonry"
The Daughters of Rebekah and theil
friends to the number of over $50 had
day evening. The sugar was donated
by Stephen j. Hastings of Waterford
and was first class.
The old folks promenade and dance
by the ladies' relief corps comes to-
morrow night at the opera house. Mu-
sic will be furnished by Burdick's or
chestra assisted by the Lyndonville or
chestra and Stevens drum corps. Pre-
paratiOns are made for grand time
The surplus scrip goes into the treas
ury of the post.
Passumpsic lodge F. & A. NJ, elect
ed these officers Thursday evening
w. NJ, Chas. A. CalderwOOd S. W.,
Henry w. Kinney; j. W., T. H. I'm
derwood Treas, j. H. Holder; Sec,
w. E. Barrett; S. d., E. L. Stiles j.
D., D. L. Stanford Chap, p. d. Blod-
gett; marshal, j. H. Thompson; S. S.,
Grin Chamberlain; j. S., George
Cheney Organist, James E. Taylor !;
TYLER, William Wade.
Caledonia Council No. 13, r. and s..
NJ. elected these officers t. |. NJ, N.
R. Switser; D. NJ, L. p. Hartman /;
P. G. of W., D. M. Miller; treasurer,
A. E. Pride R., ID. M. Bacon G. of
G., w. E. Barrett; C.. of c., HI. j.
Goodrich; M, L. SullOway, Jr. stew
ard, William Daniels; sentinel, Miles
Carrick finance committee, N. R.
Switser, l.. P. Hartman, d. M. Miller.
Haswell chapter No. Ii elected these
officers last week: H. P, F. w. Tay-
lor; X, N. w. Carlton s., L. P. Har
riman; treas, A. F. Nichols; Sec, d.
NJ. Bacon ). C. of H., j. HI. Holder; P.
s., F. w. Calden; R. A. c., E. l..
Stiles; NJ. Sd ", w. E. Barrett; M.
I'd ", F. w. Patterson NJ. LIST ", It.
H. Underwood stewards, VIM. Wade,
Willis Carrick chaplain, N. P. Bow
man; Organist, E. F. Griswold tyler,
Wallace Carrick F. Com, c. A. Cal
derwood, j. E. Taylor, t. C. Spencer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14
NORTH DANVILLE.

George Stanton is at Newport work
ing for jerry Drew.
Abe Weeks started for New York
Monday where he expects work at the
ice business.
Rev. NJ. Atwood went to POmpanOO
sue Monday where his wife has been
visiting their son and daughter for the
past three weeks. 1t is expected that
Mrs. A. will return with him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14
LYNDONVILLE.

1t has been recently discovered that
four or five candidates for the reform
school, aged from twelve to fifteen
years, have been using one of the
buildings on the camp ground for the
storage of stolen property, smoking,
card playing and similar entertain
ments. On searching the building a
gun and a revolver, both loaded, a
quantity of jewelry and other stolen
property were found. The boys all
belong to respectable families who
have the sympathy of the community
No arrests have yet been made al :
though it is thought that all concerned
in the business are known. The build
ing in which they made their heaiquar-
tiers is owned by C. r. Simpson of Shelf
field.
Joseph Hovey has contracted to draw
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WHEEIOCK.

John Mann has hired to NJ. d. Parks.
George Barber has torn down the
old ell to his house and is drawing
timber for new one.
The ladies are going to buy chan
delier aud lamps for the pulpit and
gallery with their sociable money.
Mrs. Eastman, a lady of 90 years,
walked four miles last Saturday to see
an old friend and back home Sunday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14
WELLS RIVER.

Addison Baldwin has returned home
for time.
E. w. GOOdhue will remain in Wells
River to pursue the study of law.
Schools opened this week with Mr..
Whitney, Miss Page and Mrs. Chal-
mers as teachers.
Sleighing continues outside the viii
lage. We have had 100 consecutive
days of good sleighing and several
more not very good.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK

The report is current to the effect
that another attempt to murder the
car was made in st. Petersburg last
week Wednesday, and that student
and II woman were arrested who were
carrying bombs.
A severe drOuth prevails in Texas,
extending from the far western graz
ing lands across the state for distance
of 800 miles into the pine regions
bordering Louisiana, but decreases in
severity as it approaches the pineries.
John Il. Raymond, the actor, is
dead, aged 81.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14
ST. JOHNsBURY CENTRE.

Fred Lougee is quite sick, caused
by injury last winter.
Abbie Stiles of Huntington, Fla,
writes that Edward Stone, wife and
sister, Miss Wheeler and Miss Sherry,
who have spent the winter in Florida,
started home by boat yesterday and
expect to reach here the first of next
week. E. HI. Stone and wife remain
until Nav l.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14
The Galednnian.

6. B. Williams, who was one of the
prominent speakers at the recent dairy
mems meeting here contends that if
creameries were generally established
in Vermont, their influence would
double the number of cows in the state
within five years.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14
LYNDON.

Mrs. Moses Miles is very low with
hopes of recovery.
George Mooney begins work in the
paint shop at Fairbanks's this week
Horace Guyld has built a shingle
mill the past winter and is now doing
a good business.
Mr.. Case of West Concord has hired
the George Meserve farm. He has ID
boys to help him, all his own.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14

The ever genial Montpelier Argus,
referring to a news item in this paper,
says "the CaledOnian whines that the
inter state commerce law is causing
much Inconvenience" etc. Nothing
of the kind. We think it is altogether
too early in the day to whine over the
law or to pronounce it failure. 1t
points in the right direction and after
the machinery gets TO running we ex-
pect positive good to result. By the
way, Mr.. Atkins, the CaledOnian never
whines.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14
LYNDON CENTRE.

Miss Tillie Lowell of East Burke
will teach the summer school in the
village district.
Easter was observed by appropriate
exercises by the Sabbath school last
Sunday evening.
Albert, son of Rev. c. S. Perkins, is
spending short vacation here. He is
IA member of the senior class i'm Har-
ward college and will be graduated in a
few weeks.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14
DANVILLE.

Mrs. A. S. Marden left for McIndOes
Wednesday.
r. Meader has moved into rooms in
old Eagle hotel vacated by G. A. Mead
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14

The Boston Herald says that there
is hardly town in the state of Maine
where liquor cannot be purchased, al
though prOhibitory law has been in
force in that state for number of
years. The same thing may be said of
Vermont, at the same time nobody
doubts that there is much less liquor
sold and drank than would be the case
if the law were not on the statute
books.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14

These rich men have their troubles
as well as the rest of as. Here is w.
X. Vanderbilt with u $4,000 yacht
on his hands that refuses to go faster
than - knots an hour and draws IL
inches more of water than was allowed
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14
Too Early.

Burlington FTee PTeSS.
Mr.. Blaine's Western tour has been
suddenly interfered with by serious
cold, with symptoms of pneumonia. 1t
is too early in the season to be travel
ling with a canvass.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14

pays dividend of more than 10 per
cent. but on the wrong side of the
ledger.
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FOR SALE OR TO RENT,

My farm situated above Farbankss village
within ten minutes walk of scale factory. Contains
20 acres good land, comfortable buildings, run
ming water TO house and barn. plenty of apples for
family use and all advantages of the st. Johns
bury schools. MRS. N. f. KNAPP.
1896" 1903 Main Street
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14

The bringing of New York cattle in
to Vermont has been prohibited, owing
to cattle disease in Bennington county.
The commissioners state that "a deaths
have occurred in the towns of Benning-
ton aud SALISBURY. Owing to the
quarantine established by Massachu-
sets against Vermont it is said that
1873 cars of cattle are detained between
the Canada line and the Massachusetts,
line
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14
Desirable Residence for Sale.

The subscriber offers his house on Central street
for sale. The house contains 8 rooms. in good re-
pair, with never failing spring water running into
house. barn, 20x24 it., is connected with house
This is of the most desirable locations for
venieDce to scale shops, school and church in town
VIM. MOORE.
st. JOhnsbury. April 9, 1887. e4tf
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14

Mr.. Blaine's western trip was inter-
rupted last week by illness which has
kept him confined at Fort Gibson. 1t
was at first feared that the trouble
might develop into a serious case of
pneumonia but all danger seems pass
ed and he is now reported comfortable
but likely to keep his room for some
days.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14

Hon. Frederick Billings and family
are journeying in California. The
Santa Cruz Sentinel editor, who inter
viewed the party, reports Mr.. Billings
Sin politics as staunch republican
and Blaine man. However, he thinks
that ticket headed by John Sherman
of Ohio and Chauncey Depew of New
York would sweep the country, but
has his doubts about Oepew accepting
the second place" 1t is very curious
and noteworthy fact that the Blaine
men this year pretty generally agree
that somebody else had better be nom
mated.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14

We have received a note from an eX
hibitor at the recent dairymen's meet
ing, inquiring whether the premiums
offered on the butter there shown have
been paid. He says: 81 don't hear
that Mr.. Tinkham is paying any one of
the premiums awarded Rural YER
mOnter.
Repeated inquiries have also been
made concerning the award of pro rata
premiums at the recent exhibit here.
If list of the names of those who won
the prizes has been published it has
escaped our notice. All inquiries at
this office have been directed to apply
to Mr.. Tinkham, who, we have no
doubt, can give good reasons for the
delay
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14
LOCAL AND TOWN NEWS.
THE FRATERNITIEs.

Crescent lodge F. and A. NJ. of Lyn
Monday evening with an address by
r. W., Rev. f. S. Fisher OH "Christian-
ity and Masonry"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-14
Administrators Sale.

By virtue of license of the honorable probate
court the Subscriber will sell at public auction
SATURDAY, APRIL 80, at l o'clock p. m. A
Dwelling house, situated in East st. Johnsbury
and acre Of land, owned by the late Edwin c.
Morrill, Sale to take place the premises.
Terms cash. o. +. RUSSELL. Admir-
East st. Johnsbury, April 9, 's7 1896